A’s pregame: Taylor sits

The A’s are at the point of their season where the future carries more intrigue than the present. So the promotion of outfielder Michael Taylor created some anticipation, even if Taylor went 0-for-3 (and made an error) in his major-league debut Friday night.

Manager Bob Melvin had said Taylor would start again in today’s series finale against Seattle — but the lineup includes David DeJesus, not Taylor, in right field.

“I put my foot in my mouth there,” Melvin said in his pregame session with reporters. “I’ll ease him in against some lefties. I jumped the gun on that one. … He might play tomorrow. He’s not here to sit, that’s for sure.”

Taylor looks like a tight end or small forward, at 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds. He’s not a huge power hitter — he hit .272 this season at Triple-A Sacramento, with 16 homers and 64 RBIs.

Even if Taylor doesn’t start Monday against Kansas City, he should get some playing time in the three-game series. The Royals are scheduled to start left-handed pitchers Tuesday night (Danny Duffy) and Wednesday afternoon (Bruce Chen).

Other pregame A’s notes:

**Coco Crisp is not in today’s lineup after fouling pitches off his right foot each of the past two games. Crisp was walking gingerly as he arrived at the ballpark, though Melvin said Crisp’s leg was “better.”

**Leftover trivia on Brandon McCarthy’s pitching gem Saturday, courtesy of Elias: McCarthy became the first A’s pitcher in more than 10 years to throw a complete-game shutout with 10-plus strikeouts. (Barry Zito was the last to do it, on Aug. 20, 2001).

McCarthy is also only the third A’s pitcher in the past 98 years — dating to the franchise’s time in Philadelphia and Kansas City — to throw a complete-game shutout with at least 10 strikeouts, no walks and three or fewer hits allowed. The others are Bobby Witt (vs. Royals in 1994) and Catfish Hunter (perfect game vs. Twins in 1968).